Aria's pov The staff dining hall was bigger than I expected. It was bright, open, and full of quiet chatter. I counted about fifty chairs. Rothwell Manor clearly needed a lot of people to keep it running. "It's pretty busy here," I said, picking up a tray and walking with Cassie to the food counter. "Yeah," Cassie said with a smile."We have twelve housekeepers, three gardeners, sixteen security guards, five chefs, five kitchen helpers, one head butler, and a security chief."She looked at me curiously."So what about you? Do you work in cleaning or gardening?" I hesitated before answering."Actually, I don't work here at the manor. I work for Rothwell Industries. I'm usually with Alpha Damien, wherever he goes." Cassie blinked, clearly puzzled. Once we sat down with our

